While there, I also looked closely for any sign of another of our amphibians, the smooth or common newt. The water, with plenty of weedy cover looked a suitable ... Unlike the frog, she will lay her ...

While there, I also looked closely for any sign of another of our amphibians, the smooth or common newt. The water ... Unlike the frog, she will lay her eggs individually, several hundred of ...

Amongst these is the common toad. It's slightly bigger ... UK’s largest newt because the great crested newt is also the rarest. Amphibians lay eggs in water like this frogspawn.

Its other common name derives ... Tadpoles emerge from their eggs in about 21 days and feed on small insects like water fleas and tiny worms. Warty newts are extremely long-lived, with some ...